Analytical Assistant

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.

Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

**Research & Development**:
In R&D, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance.

We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.

The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our R&D Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

**About the role**:
As an R & D Category Assistant at Reckitt, you will thrive in our fast-paced environment alongside a team of expert scientists dedicated to ensuring product safety and efficacy. Your meticulous attention to detail will be crucial in supporting technical dossier management and analytical lab compliance.

Accountable and responsible for the day-to-day execution of analytical and support related tasks relating to the Local Heroes category team workload or Analytical laboratory, as defined by the Local Heroes team Associate/Senior Associate or Analytical Laboratory Manager/Deputy.

The Analytical Assistant is responsible for ensuring that they deliver their output effectively and efficiently in compliance with current Good Laboratory practice thereby providing continuous support to project requirements within the RB business.

You will be working with brands such as Mucinex and Naldecon across various teams globally which will include the Latam and the US.

**Your responsibilities**:

- The day to day prioritisation and organisation of individual workload to ensure that project requirements and stakeholder needs are met.
- To ensure that relevant data is checked, approved, recorded and available for inspection in accordance with Good Manufacturing & Good Laboratory Practices.
- To maintain high standards of laboratory / office housekeeping in his or her work areas.
- To understand and follow all necessary Health & Safety systems and ensure that all work is consistent with safe working practices.
- Identify and escalate focussed improvements to activities within their section where viable.
- Provide support to Regulatory Authority inspections as required.
- To ensure individual activities are aligned with those of the wider team and analytical laboratory.
- To ensure that equipment and systems issues are escalated promptly to appropriate analytical team.
- To communicate issues effectively and appropriately to ensure timely resolution with all relevant parties whilst maintaining the positive image of Reckitt and the Upper Respiratory Team

**The experience we're looking for**:

- Degree level qualification in a Science related field
- Knowledge of HPLC
- Some experience of working within an analytical environment/laboratory
- Ability to work on own initiative and within a team of people.
- Strong interpersonal skills with a talent for leading, inspiring, and collaborating with a team.
- A results-focused approach, ready to evaluate and embrace calculated risks for innovation.
- Flexibility and accountability with a knack for challenging the status quo and driving improvements.

**The skills for success**:
R&D, Product Lifecycle Management, Commercial Awareness, Business Partnership, Collaboration, Partnership building, Collaborator, Ability to challenge the status quo, Propose improvement, Accountability, Adaptability, Analytical, Formulation, Science, Chemistry.

**What we offer**:
With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.

We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for de